Development on Laravel on Cyprus

What is Laravel and why do you need it?

Laravel is the most popular PHP framework in the world, founded in 2011. It powers BBC, Pfizer, Tesla (part of systems), 9GAG, Crowdcube, thousands of SaaS startups and enterprise projects. Unlike WordPress (a content management system), Laravel is an application framework: it allows you to build any logic from scratch. Ideal for projects where "out-of-the-box" solutions don't fit: SaaS, marketplaces, custom CRM, ERP, B2B platforms, internal corporate systems.

When Laravel is the Right Choice

• SaaS platforms with subscriptions, pricing, multi-tenancy — Laravel Cashier and Spark make it easy
• Marketplaces with sellers, split payments, ratings, disputes — Stripe Connect + custom logic
• B2B platforms with roles, permissions, custom processes, integrations with clients' ERP systems
• Custom CRM/ERP solutions when out-of-the-box solutions (Bitrix24, Salesforce) don't fit unique processes
• API and microservices for mobile apps, frontend using Next.js/React, third-party integrations
• High-load projects Up to 100k RPS - Octane + proper architecture
• Corporate internal systems - Accounting, analytics, document management, bank integrations, and ERP.

When Laravel isn't the best option

• Simple websites — landing pages, business cards, blogs. Laravel is overkill, better WordPress, Tilda, or static sites.
• Ready-to-use stores — cart, payment, delivery standard. Better than WooCommerce or Shopify
• Real-time with millions of simultaneous connections — Node.js (with Socket.io) or Go is better suited for specific real-time tasks
• Small budget up to €5000 — A Laravel project is always a minimum of 4 weeks MVP, which gives at least €5000-7000.

How much does Laravel development cost in Cyprus?

Prices for Laravel development:

• Freelancers: €1500-8000. Quality varies, support risks
• Cyprus studios: €15000-50000. Diverse experience, not always specialized in Laravel
• EU agencies€30,000 - €150,000. Premium segment
• 62px: €1990-49900. MVP, SaaS, marketplaces. 62% discount for case study publication.

Included in the price: discovery, architecture, database schema, API contract, coding, testing ( PHPUnit, Pest ), deployment, documentation. We use Laravel Forge or Vapor for deployment, GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

Technology stack with Laravel

Standard stack for Laravel projects:

• Backend: PHP 8.3, Laravel 11, Eloquent ORM, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis
• APIREST via Sanctum for SPAs or Passport for OAuth2, GraphQL via Lighthouse
• Queues: Horizon (on Redis), Laravel Queue for background jobs
• SearchMeilisearch, Algolia, Elasticsearch - via Laravel Scout
• FrontendInertia.js + Vue/React, or Livewire for server-driven UI, or separate SPA on Next.js
• Admin panel: Filament (open-source) or Laravel Nova (paid) — generated with minimal coding.
• PaymentsLaravel Cashier (Stripe), Paddle, custom through webhooks
• Deploy: Build on DigitalOcean/AWS/Hetzner, or Vapor on AWS Lambda
• Monitoring: Sentry, Telescope, Horizon Dashboard
• CI/CDGitHub Actions, GitLab CI, testing, static analysis (PHPStan)

Laravel ecosystem - what we use

• Cashier — billing via Stripe or Paddle: subscriptions, trials, pricing, invoices
• Sanctum — token-based authentication for SPAs and mobile apps
• Passport — OAuth2 server required for third-party authorization.
• Horizon — dashboard and Redis queue management
• Telescope — debugging tool, full request map and app status
• Octane — high performance through Swoole or RoadRunner (10x acceleration)
• Filament — full-featured admin panel out of the box, generated based on models
• Spatie packages — Laravel Permission (roles), Media Library, Backup, Activity Log
• Livewire / Inertia — modern frontend without a separate SPA

SaaS on Laravel - typical tasks

• Multi-tenancy - each client sees only their data (Laravel Tenancy package)
• Pricing plans and subscriptions via Cashier - Stripe Subscriptions
• Triggers and transactional emails — Mailgun, SendGrid, Postmark
• Webhooks for integrations with customer CRM systems
• Billing by usage (usage metrics) - counters in Redis + cron jobs
• User dashboard with settings, analytics, team.
• Data import/export via CSV, API

A marketplace on Laravel - what's included

• Seller registration and verification (KYC)
• A catalog with categories, filters, search (Meilisearch)
• A cart with products from various sellers
• Stripe Connect - split payments between sellers and platform
• Moderated ratings and reviews
• Chat between buyer and seller
• Dispute and refund system
• Salesperson's office with analytics, finance, payments
• Promo codes, discounts, loyalty program

Laravel Performance

The main myth is "PHP is slow, Laravel is heavy". In practice, a well-configured Laravel application can easily handle 10-100k requests per minute:

• Octane — Swoole/RoadRunner instead of PHP-FPM, 10x acceleration
• Caching — Redis for query cache, route cache, view cache, config cache
• Queues — heavy tasks (email sending, image processing, PDF generation) — asynchronously
• Eager loading — solving N+1 query problem using with()
• Database indexes — correct indexes for frequent queries
• CDN — CloudFlare, BunnyCDN for static and caching
• Load balancing — Nginx, AWS ELB under high loads

Post-launch support

30 days of hypercare immediately post-go-live: enhanced support, prompt fixes, monitoring via Sentry. Subsequently, managed services from €490/month: ongoing feature development, dependency updates, security patches, performance optimization, refactoring as needed.